Japan Post has said it will temporarily suspend accepting some US-bound postal items starting on Wednesday.
The announcement came following the Trump administration's decision to halt tariff exemption for low-cost items imported to the country.
Japan Post says items containing individual gifts with a value exceeding 100 dollars or those for sales purposes will not be accepted.
The company cites the unclear taxation procedure set by the US and the difficulty in taking further steps at this point.
It says it will continue accepting individual gifts with a content value of 100 dollars or less as they are not expected to be subject to taxation.
Items such as postcards and documents are not included in the suspension.
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Quiz 1:
Japan Post announced the temporary suspension of accepting which type of US-bound postal items starting from August 26, 2025?
A. Items containing individual gifts with a value exceeding $100 or those for sales purposes
B. Items containing individual gifts with a content value of $100 or less
C. Postcards and documents
D. Items not exceeding $100 in value
Quiz 2:
The suspension is due to the unclear taxation procedure set by which country?
A. United States
B. Japan
C. China
D. India
Quiz 3:
Items such as postcards and documents will be excluded from the suspension implemented by Japan Post on August 26, 2025, because they are expected to be:
A. subject to taxation
B. not subject to taxation
C. for sales purposes
D. individual gifts with a content value exceeding $100
The announcement came following the Trump administration's decision to halt tariff exemption for low-cost items imported to the country.
Japan Post says items containing individual gifts with a value exceeding 100 dollars or those for sales purposes will not be accepted.
The company cites the unclear taxation procedure set by the US and the difficulty in taking further steps at this point.
It says it will continue accepting individual gifts with a content value of 100 dollars or less as they are not expected to be subject to taxation.
Items such as postcards and documents are not included in the suspension.
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Quiz 1:
Japan Post announced the temporary suspension of accepting which type of US-bound postal items starting from August 26, 2025?
A. Items containing individual gifts with a value exceeding $100 or those for sales purposes
B. Items containing individual gifts with a content value of $100 or less
C. Postcards and documents
D. Items not exceeding $100 in value
Quiz 2:
The suspension is due to the unclear taxation procedure set by which country?
A. United States
B. Japan
C. China
D. India
Quiz 3:
Items such as postcards and documents will be excluded from the suspension implemented by Japan Post on August 26, 2025, because they are expected to be:
A. subject to taxation
B. not subject to taxation
C. for sales purposes
D. individual gifts with a content value exceeding $100
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Japan Post has announced a temporary suspension of accepting US-bound postal items exceeding $100 in value or for sales purposes starting August 26, 2025. The reason is an unclear taxation procedure set by the United States and difficulties in taking further steps at this point. Items such as
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Created: 2025/08/27 07:02
Updated: 2025/12/08 02:42
Last Read: 2025/08/27 08:12